Box 1
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Contains 218 Results:
“Start at daylight & march 25 M. up the river again find fragments of wagons. Two dogs who seemed to have belonged to them followed our command. We find nice white grapes growing on the river bank, the[y] taste well, & some are already ripe.”, 1866 July 22
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 22
“March 15 M. The road is all sand & we. . . .", 1866 July 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 23
“. . . .progress but slow. The scenery becomes somewhat more picturesque. Bluffs & large mounds forming the north bank of the river.”, 1866 July 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 23
“Weather very hot, but a cool breeze coming up about noon & good water on the road enable us to march without much inconvenience. The river sides are now more hilly & rugged.”, 1866 July 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 24
“We march along the river in the sand up to our ankles. Every thing is dried up & parched. There seems not to have been rain here for months. Encamp in a valley grass is poor & so is water; there is a small rise in the river & the water looks red & tastes salty.”, 1866 July 25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 25
“Cross the Canadian this afternoon & encamp on the bank. Have struck the Fort Gibson road.”, 1866 July 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 26
“Remain in camp. The 2d Column has come up & also Col. Debois of the 3d who now will serve as guide. The formation of the soil are now very strange. The river seems to have cut its way through the rocky masses that line it. It seems as though the rock was cleft into to make a passway for the stream. Nearly all kinds of rock are represented. Sand, lime, flint & a kind of granite are seen, also slate. I get some very curious specimens which I am saving. This was one of the hottest days we had this summer & the heat was hardly endurable. While at breakfast a groung squirrel came quietly walking up to my chair. I discovered afterwards that my tent had been pitched over his abode. It stayed with me as long as we remained in camp, but would not allow to be petted. We saw some antelopes in the distance, & mustang & buffalo tracks all around us.”, 1866 July 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 27
“March 17 M & cross Mustang Creek. There is not much difference in the appearance between this & the South side of the river. Vegetation is poor, only along the creek the grass looks green. We find a kind of creeping grass growing over 40 ft long. Marching is very difficult on account of exessive heat, & many of the men drop off.”, 1866 July 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 28
“March 15 miles & encamp in a ravine where we find good water & grass, but no wool & we have to get along with cold diet. We passed some old camps on the road & crossed quite a number of dry creeks. By digging down on them we strike water every where however.”, 1866 July 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 29
“It having rained during the night the roads were in fine condition for travelling. Marched 22 M. & encamped in an old camp finding water fuel & grass in abundance. Weather is cool & somewhat hazy or cloudy & we march on a high plateau allmost level. About 9 o’clock we began seeing all kinds of mirages representing lakes forrest cities so plain that some were even deceived, taking them for real. The mirages changed however continually from rear to front & from right to left always differing in subject. It was a grand sight & every body enjoyed it.”, 1866 July 30
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 30